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All badges are formed of a central device (usually blackened) encircled by a wreath of laurel leaves set between two stylized wings of oak leaves with a swastika located at the base of the wreath. Clasps measure approximately 7.5 cm (3 in) by 2.5 cm (1 in). The various designs of
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the central device was determined from the type of aircraft flown. The clasp pennant was instituted as additional recognition for the increased number of operational missions/flights, which grew as the war continued. As part of the post-war program of the German
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suspended from the clasp indicated the number of missions obtained in a given type of aircraft. Front Flying Clasps were issued for missions completed in the following
Luftwaffe aircraft:
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on 30 January 1941. It was awarded in Bronze, Silver, and Gold with an upgrade to include diamonds possible.
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personnel in recognition of the number of operational flights flown. It was instituted by
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Bombers, Air Sea Rescue and
Weather Reconnaissance: 300 missions
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For Führer and
Fatherland: Military Awards of the Third Reich
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26 June 1942 for the
Pennant to the Gold Front Flying Clasp
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military decoration awarded to aircrew and certain other
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Front Flying Clasp for Air to Ground
Support Fighters
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29 April 1944 for the
Pennant with number of mission
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901:Military awards and decorations of Nazi Germany
258:Reconnaissance and Night Fighters: 250 missions
249:Day Fighters and Transport Units: 500 missions
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252:Air to Ground Support Fighters: 400 missions
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194:30 January 1941 for the Front Flying Clasp
190:The different clasps were inaugurated on:
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245:Pennant to the Gold Front Flying Clasp
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675:Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe
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665:Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
122:Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
58:number of operational flights flown
24:Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
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645:Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge
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39:Front Flying Clasp for Bombers
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459:Grand Cross of the Iron Cross
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521:Wehrmacht Long Service Award
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738:Fast Attack Craft War Badge
660:Flyer's Commemorative Badge
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235:Bronze - 20 flown missions
230:Criteria for qualification
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241:Gold - 110 flown missions
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171:Long Range Night Fighters
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655:Balloon Observer's Badge
570:Army Anti-Aircraft Badge
454:German Occupation Medals
432:Driver Proficiency Badge
427:Condor Legion Tank Badge
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213:Denazified versions 1957
723:Auxiliary Cruiser Badge
422:Clasp to the Iron Cross
680:Luftwaffe Honor Goblet
617:Tank Destruction Badge
597:Infantry Assault Badge
349:Angolia, John (1987).
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825:Campaign Cuff Titles
748:Minesweeper War Badge
743:High Seas Fleet Badge
728:Blockade Runner Badge
685:Luftwaffe Honor plate
592:General Assault Badge
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862:Metz 1944 Cuff Title
705:Radio Operator Badge
700:Pilot/Observer Badge
602:Mountain Guide Badge
417:Bandit-warfare Badge
186:Transport and Glider
874:Courland Cuff Title
733:Destroyer War Badge
581:Blue Division Medal
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763:U-boat Front Clasp
670:Glider Pilot Badge
587:Close Combat Clasp
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76:Military personnel
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850:Africa Cuff Title
778:Campaign Shields
758:Naval Front Clasp
695:Parachutist Badge
464:Honour Roll Clasp
226:emblems removed.
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801:Kuban Shield
786:Cholm Shield
715:Kriegsmarine
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607:Panzer Badge
449:German Cross
403:Nazi Germany
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333:Angolia 1987
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321:Angolia 1987
300:Angolia 1987
281:Angolia 1987
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165:Day Fighters
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139:World War II
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85:World War II
67:Nazi Germany
63:Presented by
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539:Wound Badge
91:Established
81:Campaign(s)
73:Eligibility
55:Awarded for
890:Categories
469:Iron Cross
360:0912138149
343:References
911:Luftwaffe
627:Luftwaffe
562:Waffen-SS
558:Wehrmacht
146:Luftwaffe
127:‹See Tfd›
224:Swastika
159:Pennants
137:) was a
180:Bombers
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205:Design
142:German
131:German
263:Notes
49:Clasp
18:Award
355:ISBN
120:The
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